Triple

T2005988
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Greenland ice cap crossing E43585 entity
Predicate participant P858 FINISHED
Object Samuel Balto
Samuel Balto was a Norwegian Sámi explorer and reindeer herder best known for his polar expeditions, including pioneering Arctic journeys in the late 19th century.
E227165 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Samuel Balto | Statement: [Greenland ice cap crossing, participant, Samuel Balto]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Balto
Context triple: [Greenland ice cap crossing, participant, Samuel Balto]
  • A. Carlton the Bear
    Carlton the Bear is the official mascot of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, depicted as a friendly anthropomorphic polar bear who entertains fans at games and team events.
  • B. Bruno the Bear
    Bruno the Bear is the costumed bear mascot that represents Brown University at its athletic events and school functions.
  • C. Jonathan the Husky
    Jonathan the Husky is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Connecticut and its athletic teams, including the renowned women’s basketball program.
  • D. Nils
    Nils is a Scandinavian male given name, commonly used in countries like Norway and Sweden and derived from the name Nicholas.
  • E. Hachiko
    Hachiko was a famously loyal Akita dog in Japan, remembered for waiting daily at Shibuya Station for his deceased owner and becoming a national symbol of devotion.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Samuel Balto
Triple: [Greenland ice cap crossing, participant, Samuel Balto]
Generated description
Samuel Balto was a Norwegian Sámi explorer and reindeer herder best known for his polar expeditions, including pioneering Arctic journeys in the late 19th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Balto
Target entity description: Samuel Balto was a Norwegian Sámi explorer and reindeer herder best known for his polar expeditions, including pioneering Arctic journeys in the late 19th century.
  • A. Carlton the Bear
    Carlton the Bear is the official mascot of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, depicted as a friendly anthropomorphic polar bear who entertains fans at games and team events.
  • B. Bruno the Bear
    Bruno the Bear is the costumed bear mascot that represents Brown University at its athletic events and school functions.
  • C. Jonathan the Husky
    Jonathan the Husky is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Connecticut and its athletic teams, including the renowned women’s basketball program.
  • D. Nils
    Nils is a Scandinavian male given name, commonly used in countries like Norway and Sweden and derived from the name Nicholas.
  • E. Hachiko
    Hachiko was a famously loyal Akita dog in Japan, remembered for waiting daily at Shibuya Station for his deceased owner and becoming a national symbol of devotion.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88715dbbc8190b2299e29e955d997 completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb898795481909920c1a4c4d62c2d completed March 7, 2026, 5:33 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae0adedd388190a09361c3e69a4ed5 completed March 8, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae0b76f0fc8190bb5f40689ee7f8fe completed March 8, 2026, 11:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae0c586bd88190ae23e84291d2fe81 completed March 8, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.